About Nusret 12 And Mavi Balina 12 Exercises

Turkish Navy is conducting two naval exercises simultaneously. One is Nusret 2012 mine warfare exercise is held in the Aegean with the participation of NATO’s SNMCMG-2 and Turkish, Greek and US naval units. Below is the order of battle for this exercise as far as I could find.

Number

Name

Type

Country

M-500

TCG Foça

Mine Sweeper

Turkey

M-501

TCG Fethiye

Mine Sweeper

Turkey

M-516

TCG Sığacık

Mine Sweeper

Turkey

M-1064

FGS Grömitz

Mine Hunter

Germany

M-5559

ITS Viareggo

Mine Hunter

Italy

M-111

HMS Blyth

Mine Hunter

UK

M-276

TCG Ayvalık

Mine Hunter

Turkey

Unidentified

USA

M-61

HS Evniki

Mine Hunter

Greece

The second naval exercise Mavi Balina 2012 is held in Eastern Mediterranean with the participation of NATO’s SNMG-2, Pakistani, US and Turkish naval units and airplanes. According to Turkish Navy the total number of participants is 8 surface units and 3 submarines. Below is the order of battle for this exercise as far as I could find.